To my wonderful younger siblings:
People are always surprised when I tell them that I’m the oldest of five children, especially when I tell them how close we all are in age. Sometimes, oddly enough, they apologize as though they feel bad for me. It's super weird because I never know how to react to that, so I just start talking about you guys instead because I think that maybe if they understand how great you are, and how much I love you, they’ll see there’s nothing to be sorry about.
I’m always confused when people tell me that they don’t get along with their siblings because I couldn’t imagine my life without all of you. I don’t even have any memories from that brief time when I was an only child. You are the best friends that I could ever ask for, even if we don’t get along sometimes which is great because we can’t always agree on everything; that would be boring. Plus the great times have always far outweighed the bad. But I have a few things that I think I need to thank you for because I definitely don’t do that enough.
Thanks for always being there for me. I know it was weird when I first left home, but you’ve always made sure that I stay up-to-date on what’s happening back home, especially all the drama and gossip. (That’s my favorite!)
Thanks for making me feel better.
Thanks for always reminding me to be the best I can be.
Thanks for having my back all these years; I know I can depend on all of you when times get tough.
Thanks for choosing me when you have to write essays and what-not about someone you look up to. It’s always kind of embarrassing but in the best way. It's like when someone compliments you and you have no idea how to respond. But if I’ve done something to make you look up to me, it means I’ve been a good older sister.
I know I make it seem like being away from home is no big deal, but sometimes it really hits me when I realize how much I'm missing. You´ve all grown and changed so much since I left, and I know I always say that I can’t wait to leave once I'm there, but that time I have with all of you is so precious. I love when we all go to the movies and get there super early to get the best seats, or when we spend an entire day baking and binge watching "Castle" even though we’ve seen every episode at least three times.
If you only take one thing away from everything I’ve said, please let it be this: I love you all so much and I’ll be here whenever you need me.
Te Amo,
Your oldest sister
